"washington journal" life at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. i really learned how humanizing politics is. it is about people that interact. we learn that we can do this. of beingl capable leaders of our country. it is about working together and finding common ground. >> before i was not that optimistic about the future. all of the media is showing is the negative aspects of the future. i think this program made this more optimistic about the future and more positive about where our country is going. >> we get negative opinions from the news media. the fact that the matter is, every day they are working together. justice kagan is able to put aside her businesses and go hunting with justice scalia. members are able to eat together and it happens every day. >> i think president obama summed it up perfectly yesterday. he would say that our country has always been in turmoil throughout its history, that we as people have always found a way to get through it. i'm not saying i'm not worried about the future. we have problems we need to fix. we want to make a difference for this country. i'm sure